§ 3.79.030. Duties.

The Commission shall, on its own or at the request of the Board of Supervisors or the Sheriff, without interfering with the Sheriff's investigative function:

A.

Make Recommendations. Review, analyze, and where appropriate solicit input, and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff on the Sheriff's Department's operational policies and procedures that affect the community or make recommendations to create additional operational policies and procedures affecting the community and request a response from the Sheriff.

B.

Investigate. Investigate through the Office of Inspector General (OIG), analyze, solicit input and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff on systemic Sheriff - related issues or complaints affecting the community.

C.

Review. Review policy recommendations made by outside entities at the request of the Board of Supervisors or the Sheriff or recommendations made in other reports that in the judgment of the Commission merit its analysis, and report to the Board of Supervisors or the Sheriff whether or not the recommendation(s) should be implemented by the Board of Supervisors or the Sheriff or, if the recommendation(s) is being implemented, the status of implementation. The Commission's reports shall contain an analysis supporting its recommendations and shall seek the input of the Sheriff before implementing or publishing its reports.

D.

Monitor Settlement. Only at the request of the Board of Supervisors and/or the Sheriff, serve, either collectively or through one or more of its members, as the monitor of the implementation of settlement provisions in litigated matters.

E.

Serve as Liaison and Mediator. Function as a liaison, or at the request of the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff, and/or community groups or organizations involved, serve as a mediator to help resolve ongoing disputes between the Sheriff's Department and members of the community, or organizations within the County of Los Angeles.

F.

Obtain Community Input. Obtain community input and feedback on specific incidents involving the use of force, detention conditions, or other civil rights concerns regarding the Sheriff's Department, convey to the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff community complaints, concerns or positive feedback received by the Commission, and where appropriate, make recommendations.

G.

Work with the Office of Inspector General. Work with and assist the Office of Inspector General in soliciting community input and feedback on issues being investigated by the Inspector General, and supervise and evaluate all work performed by the Inspector General that is done at the request of the Commission.

H.

Function as a Bridge. Function as a bridge between the Sheriff's Department and the community by providing the community an additional means of giving input to the Sheriff, obtaining answers from the Sheriff to community concerns about the Sheriff's Department's operations, practices and activities, bringing an additional perspective to the Sheriff's Department's decision-making to ensure an ongoing balance between the sometimes competing factors of ensuring public safety and constitutional, civil and human rights, and communicating community concerns to the Sheriff that otherwise might not be as clear or might go unnoticed.

I.

Seek Sheriff's Input. Seek the input of the Sheriff prior to completing any of its recommendations made pursuant to the duties defined in this section.

J.

Advise. Serve only in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff, and without the authority to manage or operate the Sheriff's Department or direct the activities of Sheriff's Department employees, including imposition of discipline.

(Ord. 2016-0048 § 1, 2016.)